Tournament:Supernova 2024

Supernova 2024
Dates	August 8th-11th, 2024
Venue	Dulles Expo Center
Address/City	4320 Chantilly Shopping Center Chantilly, Virginia
Attendance	3,204
Results
winners	Kurabba 1v1  SuPeRbOoMfAn &  Nax 2v2
winners	Mang0 1v1  Plup &  Mang0 2v2
winners	686M 1v1  Cody &  Mikeray4 2v2
winners	Marcus 1v1  Dark Wizzy &  Kurama 2v2
winners	Sparg0 1v1  Chag &  Sparg0 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s)	VGBootCamp

Supernova 2024 was a Smash event held in Chantilly, Virginia from August 8th-11th, 2024, and was the eighth edition in the Supernova series. It was the first tournament to take place after the series' rebranding, and as such was initially announced later than when previous iterations were relative to the tournament's starting date.

Tournament summary

Super Smash Bros.

At 241 entrants, Supernova 2024 ranks as one of the largest Smash 64 tournaments of all-time, although ranks slightly lower than past Supernova events. In terms of top players, this was the first North American tournament that wario attended since Super Smash Con 2022.

During winners top 32, SuPeRbOoMfAn made a notable upset over first seed Kurabba, winning 3-1 in their set. This marks the first time SuPeRbOoMfAn has ever beaten Kurabba in a tournament set. Despite this, Kurabba went through his losers run without much issue, eliminating Wizzrobe, Robert, wario, and KeroKeroppi, allowing him to rematch SuPeRbOoMfAn in grand finals. Kurabba and SuPeRbOoMfAn went back and forth in games, but Kurabba reset the bracket and took the tournament, both in a tense 3-2 fashion. This would mark Kurabba's return as champion in the Supernova series, previously winning Super Smash Con 2022.

In terms of other players, SuPeRbOoMfAn's run was quite notable as he solely went Captain Falcon, marking his 2nd place finish as the character's best supermajor run in recent years. Robert most notably outperformed his projected 15th seed, upsetting HAMMERHEART and Lowww to qualify for winners side of top 8. He ended his tournament run at 5th place.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

The Melee tournament saw an abundance of mid-tier players outside of Axe(who placed 9th) and aMSa(who did not attend) placing in top 64, with breakout performances from glock in my toyota playing Mr. Game & Watch, Daniel playing Yoshi, Jchu playing Pikachu, and Zimberfizz playing Samus all placing 33rd, while Virginia hidden boss Rapmoster placed 25th with Luigi, losing to Axe in winners and Null in losers in two close game 5 sets. The most notable mid-tier placements were from Plup, who played solo-Samus the entirety of the tournament, and Donkey Kong players Junebug and Ckyulmiqnudaetr.

Plup expressed on X before the event that he was feeling in the mood to play Samus. Following through with the post, he easily broke into top 64 and defeated Khryke before being knocked into losers side by Spark. Afterward, he defeated Mot$ and upset Jmook, marking Jmook's second upset loss to a Samus player after Morsecode762 at Get On My Level 2023 the previous year, before he was finally stopped by Hungrybox for 9th, marking one of the best runs for solo-Samus at a major in the post-online era.

After losing to Joshman in winners side top 64, Ckyulmiqnudaetr placed 13th after defeating Daniel, Kevin Maples, and Moky before falling to Krudo in losers. Junebug however went on the single best run of his career, easily making his way into top 64 where he defeated Zamu, Agent, and Axe to make winners side of top 8, also forcing the commentators to switch their top 8 lineup as Junebug was originally slated to commentate. Aferward, He would defeat Joshman 3=0 to advance to winners finals before losing to Mang0 3-1 and Cody Schwab 3-0. This marked not only the best perfromance of Junebug's Melee career, but the best performance for the character of all time, outplacing Bum's 4th place finish at MLG Long Island 2007 and solidifying Donkey Kong's status as a top level tournament threat.

This tournament also served as the breakout event for Connecticut Falco main Kacey. After losing to Joshman in a winners side top 64 qualifier, Kacey went on a monstrous losers run, knocking out Mr. Game & Watch player BINGHI to qualify for top 64 losers. There, she defeated Tazio, Zamu, Dawson, and Panda before falling to KoDoRiN for 13th, her best placement at a major.

This event marked the second time Jmook and Moky failed to make a Major top 8 in 2024, with both being upset by mid=tiers in losers. Moky was defeated by Magi in winners before eliminated by Ckyulmiqnudaetr. Jmook was defeated by Joshman in winners, but lost to Plup playing Samus in losers.

Supernova 2024 marks the second Melee Major won by Mang0 in 2024 after Tipped Off 15: Connected, as well as the first major of the second half of the 2024 ranking season.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

At 296 entrants, this is the first Smash 4 singles event at Supernova to feature less than 300 entrants, and as such is also the smallest Smash 4 event in the tournament series. In addition, Mistake, Dabuz, and Tyroy, the three-best Smash 4 players in the post-Ultimate metagame, did not sign up for the event. With many other former top-Smash 4 players not in attendance, Supernova 2024 became the first Smash 4 Supernova event to not reach major status.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Although it is the smallest Ultimate singles event in the series, Supernova 2024 is currently the largest Ultimate tournament of the year by entrants and and one of the largest Ultimate tournaments of the year by top player attendance.

Results

Super Smash Bros. singles

(241 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Kurabba
2nd	SuPeRbOoMfAn
3rd	KeroKeroppi
4th	wario
5th	Robert
5th	Nax
7th	Wizzrobe
7th	Lowww
9th	Dogs_Johnson
9th	HAMMERHEART
9th	Crovy
9th	Josh Brody
13th	KrisKringle
13th	kix
13th	etab
13th	KD3
17th	Natty
17th	Fray
17th	Waxy:Joe
17th	Qapples
17th	Raychu
17th	Finio
17th	lord narwhal
17th	Dr. Sauce
25th	PYT
25th	EG
25th	Combo Blaze
25th	Paco
25th	antwon420
25th	Hotline
25th	epad10
25th	box
33rd	Janitor
33rd	killer
35th	ReefyBeefy
36th	dmolz
36th	Andross
36th	blondie
36th	mr.sir
36th	B33F
41st	MasterHandJob
41st	Dankey Kang
41st	meraki
41st	mercy*	-
41st	Wolvechen
46th	HardBody
46th	TheYid
48th	Bert
48th	Miniohh!
48th	Isildur

• Mercy DQed without playing a set

Super Smash Bros. doubles

(53 teams)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	SuPeRbOoMfAn		Nax
2nd	KD3		Stevie G
3rd	Kurabba		kix
4th	mercy		HAMMERHEART
5th	lord narwhal		Fray
5th	Dogs_Johnson		B33F
7th	Josh Brody		Darkhorse
7th	KrisKringle		etab

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(905 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Mang0		$4,072.50
2nd	Cody Schwab		$2,262.50
3rd	Junebug		$995.50
4th	Hungrybox		$724
5th	Krudo		$271.50
5th	Joshman		$271.50
7th	Magi		$135.75
7th	Spark		$135.75
9th	Plup		$45.25
9th	Axe		$45.25
9th	KoDoRiN		$45.25
9th	Chem		$45.25
13th	Jmook
13th	Aklo
13th	ckyulmiqnudaetr
13th	Kacey
17th	Agent
17th	moky
17th	Panda
17th	MOM!
17th	Mot$
17th	null
17th	Khryke
17th	DrLobster
25th	eve
25th	Lucky
25th	Sirmeris
25th	RapMonster
25th	KJH
25th	Kevin Maples
25th	Dawson
25th	CPU0
33rd	Daniel
33rd	glock in my toyota
33rd	JChu
33rd	Trail
33rd	Zamu
33rd	Zimberfizz
33rd	Cheunk
33rd	Maelstrom
33rd	Epoodle
33rd	mayb
33rd	K8A
33rd	404Cray
33rd	Artan
33rd	n0ne
33rd	mvlvchi
33rd	Preeminent
49th	OG Kid
49th	Amida
49th	Tazio
49th	bambi
49th	Apollo
49th	JJM
49th	Louis
49th	JCAM
49th	Inngenn
49th	Electroman
49th	Bank
49th	Brad
49th	ChuDat
49th	Kalvar
49th	JigChu
49th	TheAsianOne
65th	Anakin
65th	Kwyet
65th	Frostbyte
65th	fitzy
65th	Jude
65th	Seven
65th	sinbad
65th	bonn
65th	Bekvin
65th	EddieTheKid
65th	Juicebox
65th	Drephen
65th	Ben Snape
65th	Balloon Day
65th	Zuppy
65th	Walmart Shoes
65th	MarxistxAthena
65th	Suidt
65th	Tr4shJ4ck
65th	OkamiBW
65th	MC David
65th	Dimension
65th	Cubs
65th	BINGHI
65th	LuigigoShard
65th	BS
65th	Chrono
65th	M1sf1re
65th	LordTet
65th	Quist
65th	Anchor
65th	hollowy

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(175 teams)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Mango		Plup		$1,400
2nd	Panda		Krudo		$700
3rd	Zuppy		Mot$		$525
4th	Jmook		Cody Schwab		$350
5th	Hungrybox		Zamu
5th	mayb		Preeminent
7th	Junebug		Jorge
7th	Drephen		Boyd
9th	TheAsianOne		Artan
9th	Maher		Aklo
9th	ChuDat		CPU0
9th	RapMonster		Sebas
13th	Third Strongest		Cheunk
13th	sinbad		ADMJ
13th	Bigbuffalo		JigChu
13th	JCAM		Chem
17th	WatchingTime		Kwyet
17th	Sp1nda		Blessé
17th	egg		Jimbo
17th	JKJ		Subtle
17th	Khryke		Maelstrom
17th	Large Marge		Mo $
17th	Puppy		Dimension
17th	CakeAssault		Bbatts
25th	OkamiBW		snake
25th	Cyrain		Sirmeris
25th	nino		Dawson
25th	the government		Ant
25th	SpecialK		Oleyy
25th	LordTet		SwebBy
25th	RanD		Tr4shJ4ck
25th	Walby		MCKY

Super Smash Bros. Brawl singles

(187 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	686M
2nd	Cody
3rd	Player-1
4th	Lux
5th	Mikeray4
5th	Fino
7th	Iota
7th	Max Power
9th	Tori
9th	Chia
9th	Gunnermaniac
9th	Kyoz
13th	Hinkage
13th*	Kiwi
13th	Pelca
13th	Zenan
17th	FEAR
17th	Wefflez
17th	BluePeachy100
17th	Kylo
17th	Amida
17th	Azazel
17th	SuperGirlKels
17th	Grunyan
25th	MrRyanNess
25th	Raptor
25th	Walby
25th	A.M.
25th	Bobakanoosh
25th	Justice
25th	chooryu :)
25th	WinterShorts

*DQ'd in Losers.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl doubles

(29 teams)
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Cody		Mikeray4
2nd	Gunnermaniac		Fino
3rd	Chia		Lux
4th	686M		BluePeachy100
5th	Grunyan		Kylo
5th	Hinkage		Zenan
7th	Pelca		JoeST
7th	MrRyanNess		Telrain

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(296 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 4 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
5th
7th
7th
9th
9th
9th
9th
13th
13th
13th
13th
17th
17th
17th
17th
17th
17th
17th
17th
25th
25th
25th
25th
25th
25th
25th
25th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(45 teams)
Top 6 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Kurama		Dark Wizzy
2nd	Glare		Scot
3rd	KEN		Miya
4th	TemporaryPlan		Ouch!?
5th	E22		Logan
5th	Scend		Ludo
7th	Lito		Pelca
7th	Marko Polo		SirHunk

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles

(2,281 entrants)
Top 24 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Sparg0
2nd	Sonix
3rd	SHADIC
4th	Asimo
5th	Raru
5th	Hurt
7th	acola
7th	Yoshidora
9th	Tweek
9th	Marss
9th	Snow
9th	Onin
13th	Miya
13th	Dabuz
13th	Zomba
13th	KEN
17th	Kola
17th	ATATA
17th	Peabnut
17th	Geist
17th	Light
17th	MkLeo
17th	crêpe salée
17th	Shuton
25th	BeastModePaul
25th	Syrup
25th	Lima
25th	Luugi
25th	Jakal
25th	TamaPDaifuku
25th	Jahzz0
25th	Juanpi
33rd	Tea
33rd	Soar
33rd	omega
33rd	Sisqui
33rd	Chase
33rd	JDV
33rd	IcyMist
33rd	PkChris
33rd	Wildz
33rd	Pharaoh
33rd	Tilde
33rd	Tarik
33rd	Gackt
33rd	Skyjay
33rd	Dany2theny
33rd	Wrath
49th	Izaiah
49th	Riddles
49th	VoltageStriker
49th	Monte
49th	Candle
49th	ApolloKage
49th	MoDzai
49th	Atreus
49th	Teaser
49th	Mugen
49th	Justice
49th	Cody
49th	TM7_ZAP
49th	Apple Reviewer
49th	Sonido
49th	CaptainCRUP!!!
65th	Fhantum
65th	MuteAce
65th	Neo
65th	AGenericMichael
65th	Ouch!? (DQ)
65th	Mr. E
65th	SCents
65th	Goblin
65th	Scend
65th	loaf
65th	Kiyarash
65th	Chag
65th	Vivid
65th	Beastly
65th	MVD
65th	smub
65th	Mata-Door
65th	Armadillo
65th	Ling
65th	Parkinja
65th	GuyGuy
65th	Justinbyleth
65th	enhancedpv
65th	ESAM
65th	Burst
65th	Paras
65th	Skeleton
65th	IceKnight
65th	Yoda Cage
65th	Dominator
65th	Lammers44
65th	NotBrayden
97th	Avien
97th	Lui$
97th	BassMage
97th	Wal00gi
97th	BulborbBob
97th	Tyranks
97th	Aaron
97th	Rivers
97th	BacoN
97th	NoTag
97th	Oolong
97th	DJDon
97th	Ravenking
97th	Ludo
97th	Mistah Ping
97th	Newo
97th	Naytro
97th	Quandale Dinglelingleton
97th	Miaxi
97th	BlitzLuigy
97th	Viri
97th	comet
97th	Justinjpeg
97th	Marvale
97th	Psysilex
97th	AnthonyIsntCool
97th	Buandon
97th	Lucky
97th	Luxa
97th	Smirk
97th	Amaryllis
97th	Free KayFlock
129th	Lito
129th	G-XTREME
129th	Grease All Mighty
129th	Saltlord
129th	Zexyyy
129th	StarZ
129th	TabSoda
129th	Trile & Error
129th	Woulphy
129th	Sam
129th	Skeletal
129th	ChunkyKong
129th	Mr.Zercon
129th	Creepooba
129th	Kurama
129th	CamoCat
129th	Lemon Shark
129th	worry
129th	Synnister
129th	LightningCam
129th	MFA
129th	Kobe
129th	Mega
129th	VinS
129th	Tony Pajamas
129th	Yrneh
129th	Atomic
129th	oliomarplayer88
129th	DTP
129th	Wheezer
129th	ascro
129th	SmashBros!
129th	Maipan
129th	Eko
129th	Longo
129th	Steffen
129th	Warner
129th	Widara
129th	Shoe
129th	StrawHatKid
129th	Deliboid
129th	Mikerowave
129th	Regalo
129th	Yeast
129th	Minty
129th	ven
129th	Dtier
129th	Leviathan
129th	John Numbers
129th	Seesaw
129th	Beast
129th	Tday
129th	Lemmon
129th	DKwill
129th	Antimony
129th	Spickles
129th	Pelca
129th	flarp
129th	Smurfposter
129th	T3 DOM
129th	BroKen
129th	Dorb
129th	Whyachi
129th	luca

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doubles

(497 teams)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Chag		Sparg0
2nd	Dark Wizzy		Ouch!?
3rd	MuteAce		Chase
4th	lolyoshi		Onin
5th	Raru		acola
5th	Hurt		Miya
7th	Marss		Light
7th	Syrup		Steffen
9th	BassMage		Tea
9th	Kurama		loaf
9th	Apple Reviewer		Pharaoh
9th	Tyranks		Monte
13th	SHADIC		Neo
13th	Tarik		Sisqui
13th	Seesaw		JDV
13th	JoJoDaHoBo		Lemmon
17th	Scend		Lui$
17th	Lima		Skyjay
17th	ESAM		MVD
17th	Shuton		Snow
17th	Yeast		Mr_Thugz
17th	Burst		Free KayFlock
17th	Sticccy		RiskTKR
17th	Spider		Sakana
25th	KEN		Sonix
25th	SuperGirlKels		Soar
25th	Dany		Antimony
25th	Demon		Kiyarash
25th	Peabnut		Justice
25th	VaLoR		TemporaryPlan
25th	NoTag		BacoN
25th	Beast		Tilde
33rd	HandballNat		Vic
33rd	Frappe		Paras
33rd	Spade		Sam
33rd	Kobe		Pillow
33rd	Mistah Ping		Squid
33rd	Izaiah		Eternal
33rd	Osh9		Newo
33rd	SmashBros!		Fhantum
33rd	Mata-Door		SLASHY
33rd	Lucky		cubchuu
33rd	Ling		Kiwi
33rd	NotBrayden		Yrneh
33rd	Pelca		TayJuice
33rd	MINTOS		Yungsz
33rd	Candle		Wildz
33rd	layla		Woulphy

Side events

Junebug vs ckyulmiqnudaetr exhibition match

Player	Character	Set Score	Player	Character
Junebug		5-2	ckyulmiqnudaetr

Mang0 and Sparg0 vs Plup and MkLeo exhibition match

The teams will face off in best of 5 doubles matches in Melee and Ultimate. In the case of a tie, Plup and Mang0 will do a best of 5 singles match in Ultimate, with MkLeo and Sparg0 coaching their respective teammate.

Plup replaced Zain, who dropped out of the tournament after getting an ear infection.

Player	Character	Player	Character	Set Score	Player	Character	Player	Character	Earnings
Mang0		Sparg0		0-3 0-3	Plup		MkLeo		$1,000

Smash 64 combo contest

The combo contest featured a different format than previous years. Each contestant went twice, with the top 2 who had the highest total score moving on to the final. (5 entrants)
Judges: Skyjay, Teflon Ron, Hungrybox, Janitor, Fray

Place	Name	Round 1		Round 2
1st	tacos	44	47	44
2nd	Combo Blaze	40	48	37*
3rd	Raychu	43	43	—
4th	Razz	32	38	—
5th	TyloRen_	37	0*	—

*Did not complete the combo.

Smashies Awards

The 6th annual Smashies Awards were hosted by Coney on August 9th.

Winners are listed first and bolded.

Best Combo
Smash 64		Melee		Ultimate
Huntsman combo contest  SuPeRbOoMfAn shieldbreak punish on  Isai at Super Smash Con 2023  Isai Thunder combo on  Kurabba at Super Smash Con 2023  Kurabba zero-to-death at Super Smash Con 2023		Mang0 vs  moky at The Big House 11  Jchu vs  Hungrybox on Slippi ranked  Jmook vs  Zain at Get On My Level X  Ossify vs  Jmook at Full Bloom 2024		MuteAce comeback on  Sparg0 at ReWired Fest 2023  Jahzz0 vs  Wildz at MomoCon 2024  Miya 69 at Kagaribi 12  Lima zero-to-death on  Miya at Rise 'N Grind 2023
Best Comeback
Melee			Ultimate
Wizzrobe clutch on  Hungrybox at CEO 2024  Hungrybox vs  Cody Schwab at Collision 2024  moky reverse 3-0  Akir at Tipped Off 15: Connected  Cody Schwab reverse 3-0  Jmook at Warehouse War 4			SHADIC vs  Sparg0 at S Factor 11  Glutonny vs  KEN at Delfino Maza 2023  Sonix vs  Zomba at GENESIS X  Tarik vs  MuteAce at Super Smash Con 2023
Most improved
Smash 64		Melee		Ultimate
B33F  Cagt  Crovy  Heny935		Ossify  Soonsay  ckyulmiqnudaetr  Akir		Hurt  SHADIC  TamaPDaifuku  ShinyMark
Best Commentary Moment		Best Popoff		Saltiest Moment / Best Taunt
Hazmatt at Tera: "He's not gonna miss it twice"  TsunTsun goes insane at KOWLOON 8 Grand Finals Patchwork 2024 fire alarm		Hungrybox throws a chair at Get On My Level X  Kola wins CEO 2024  acola defeats  Sparg0 at Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi  Gackt's popoff for winning best popoff at the previous Smashies awards		Zomba driver's license speech at GENESIS X  Light is groovin': dance after defeating A9 at Super Smash Con 2023  MkLeo taunt on  Rarikkusu at DELTA 8  Aura vs  Logan at Smash Camp: New Lands 2024
Low Tier Hero		Best Content Piece (Serious)		Best Content Piece (Funny)
Junebug  ckyulmiqnudaetr  Skyjay  Toriguri		AsumSaus: The Only Yoshi (who could do it)  Peabnut: Yearning in Smash Bros  Turndownforwalt: The Most Broken Move in Melee  Shogun: Smash Documentary: Road to the New Era		Zain: Ultimate poisoning  Coney: Beating every Smash Character with ONE Life  iGreg: What's it like to be a TO

External links

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